Paint Job
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Well they aren't getting the materials for much cheaper than we can in Canada, so their shop rate must be peanuts. The shop I was working at does a lot of small things like hoods, trunks, body kits, flares, etc. for pretty cheap but it's because they just sit until there is nothing else to do, and all they need is a scuff and spray. A whole car is a far different can of worms.
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And depending how light you'll go you'd have to prime it with a sealer. If you're not doing jams now you're going to have hard lines. Then you need to block the primer.
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It's vinyl applied over your paint. When it's done well it's hard to tell it's not painted. Just like 1 big durable sticker that's cut to fit on the car. It's a cheaper way to a different color verses paint. Can last a few years and then you remove it.
You have probably seen it on realtors cars or advertising things like Red Bull.
You have probably seen it on realtors cars or advertising things like Red Bull.
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Wrap is a bit of a bandaid solution but if you just want a different color for awhile it's not a bad choice if you can get it done cheap enough. The shops here charge around $3000 for a full wrap.
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Almost what I paid for the car. Also have a couple small body repairs to be made. I wanted a sport and they where so hard to find, i settled for the wrong color. The car has proved to be in good mechanical cond., so thats why Im investigating this. Seems like if you can find the right guy at the right time, they,ll paint cheaper.
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Almost what I paid for the car. Also have a couple small body repairs to be made. I wanted a sport and they where so hard to find, i settled for the wrong color. The car has proved to be in good mechanical cond., so thats why Im investigating this. Seems like if you can find the right guy at the right time, they,ll paint cheaper.
